---
name: "opal_wrapper"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "openmpi"
version: "5.0.11-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/opal_wrapper"
---

# opal\_wrapper(1)

opal\_wrapper — Back-end Open MPI wrapper command

## DESCRIPTION

**opal\_wrapper** is not meant to be called directly by end users. It is automatically invoked as the back-end by the Open MPI wrapper commands such as: **mpicc**, **mpicxx**, and **mpifort** (and its legacy/deprecated aliases **mpif77** and **mpif90**).

Some Open MPI installations may have additional wrapper commands, and/or have renamed the wrapper compilers listed above to avoid executable name conflicts with other MPI implementations. Hence, you may also have wrapper compilers installed including the following names: **mpifort.openmpi** (and the legacy/deprecated aliases **mpif90.openmpi** and **mpif77.openmpi**), **mpicxx.openmpi**, **mpicc.openmpi**.

**SEE ALSO:**

The following may exist depending on your particular Open MPI installation: *[mpicc(1)](/mpicc/1.md)*, *[mpicxx(1)](/mpicxx/1.md)*, *[mpifort(1)](/mpifort/1.md)*

## COPYRIGHT

2003-2026, The Open MPI Community